Florida Statutes Title V Chapter 34 - County Courts

• 34.01 - Jurisdiction Of County Court.
  (1) County courts shall have original jurisdiction:(a) In all misdemeanor cases not cognizable by the circuit courts;(b) Of all violations of municipal and county ordinances;(c) Of all actions at...
• 34.011 - Jurisdiction In Landlord And Tenant Cases.
  (1) The county court shall have jurisdiction concurrent with the circuit court to consider landlord and tenant cases involving claims in amounts which are within its...
• 34.017 - Certification Of Questions To District Court Of Appeal.
  (1) A county court is permitted to certify a question to the district court of appeal in a final judgment if the question may have statewide...
• 34.021 - Qualifications Of County Court Judges.
  (1) No person is eligible for election or appointment to the office of county court judge unless the person is, and has been for the preceding...
• 34.022 - Number Of County Court Judges For Each County.
  The number of county court judges in each county shall be as follows:COUNTY     TOTAL(1) Alachua..........5(2) Baker..........1(3) Bay..........4(4) Bradford..........1(5) Brevard..........11(6) Broward..........32(7) Calhoun..........1(8) Charlotte..........3(9) Citrus..........1(10) Clay..........2(11) Collier..........6(12) Columbia..........1(13) DeSoto..........1(14) Dixie..........1(15) Duval..........17(16) Escambia..........5(17) Flagler..........1(18) Franklin..........1(19) Gadsden..........1(20) Gilchrist..........1(21) Glades..........1(22) Gulf..........1(23) Hamilton..........1(24) Hardee..........1(25) Hendry..........1(26) Hernando..........2(27) Highlands..........1(28) Hillsborough..........17(29) Holmes..........1(30) Indian River..........2(31) Jackson..........1(32) Jefferson..........1(33) Lafayette..........1(34) Lake..........3(35) Lee..........8(36) Leon..........5(37) Levy..........1(38) Liberty..........1(39) Madison..........1(40) Manatee..........4(41) Marion..........4(42) Martin..........3(43) Miami-Dade..........43(44) Monroe..........4(45) Nassau..........1(46) Okaloosa..........3(47) Okeechobee..........1(48) Orange..........18(49) Osceola..........4(50) Palm Beach..........19(51) Pasco..........7(52) Pinellas..........17(53) Polk..........10(54) Putnam..........2(55) St. Johns..........2(56) St. Lucie..........4(57) Santa Rosa..........2(58) Sarasota..........5(59) Seminole..........6(60) Sumter..........1(61) Suwannee..........1(62) Taylor..........1(63) Union..........1(64) Volusia..........10(65) Wakulla..........1(66) Walton..........1(67) Washington..........1History.—s. 1, ch. 72-406; s. 2, ch. 73-329;...
• 34.031 - Clerk.
  The clerk of the circuit court shall be clerk of the county court unless otherwise provided by law.History.—s. 11, ch. 72-404.
• 34.032 - Power Of Clerk To Appoint Deputies.
  (1) With the concurrence of the chief circuit judge of the circuit, the clerk of the circuit court, in his or her capacity as clerk of...
• 34.041 - Filing Fees.
  (1)(a) Filing fees are due at the time a party files a pleading to initiate a proceeding or files a pleading for relief. Reopen fees are...
• 34.045 - Cost Recovery; Use Of The County Court For Ordinance Or Special Law Violations.
  (1)(a) In lieu of payment of a filing fee under s. 34.041, a filing fee of $10 shall be paid by a county or municipality when...
• 34.07 - Sheriff To Be Executive Officer.
  The sheriff of the county shall serve and execute all civil and criminal processes of said court and do and perform all duties in and...
• 34.08 - Compensation Of Sheriff.
  The compensation of the sheriff for serving processes in cases in the county court, and for other services in connection therewith, shall be the same...
• 34.13 - Method Of Prosecution.
  (1) All persons tried in the county court on any criminal charge shall be tried upon indictment by the grand jury, upon information filed by the...
• 34.131 - To Be Open For Voluntary Pleas Of Guilty.
  All county courts in this state, in addition to their regular trial terms as now provided by law, shall, at all times, Sundays excepted, be...
• 34.161 - Persons Convicted In County Court Allowed 48 Hours To Pay Fine Before Being Worked.
  Any person convicted of crime in the county court who shall have a pecuniary fine or sum of money assessed or adjudged against him or...
• 34.171 - Salaries Of Bailiffs.
  The county shall pay all reasonable salaries of bailiffs.History.—s. 15, ch. 72-404; s. 54, ch. 2003-402.
• 34.181 - Branch Courts.
  (1) Any municipality or county may apply to the chief judge of the circuit in which the municipality or county is situated for the county court...
• 34.191 - Fines And Forfeitures; Dispositions.
  (1) All fines and forfeitures arising from offenses tried in the county court shall be collected and accounted for by the clerk of the court and,...

Last modified: September 23, 2016